Girls' name · since 1997
Callia
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 577 babies named Callia, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,809 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,148 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 577
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
577 babies have been named Callia since 1997, making it today's #9148 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Callia has been recorded 577 times among girls since 1997, currently ranked #9148 nationally and more common than 47% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #10,809 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,148 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 577 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Callia ranks #10,809 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,148 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 577 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,809 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,148 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 577
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Callia's 577 recorded births place it above 85.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Callia compares
577 Top 42% higher than 58% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Callia's all-time total is 53% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Callia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 577 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 39 | 21 | 19,840 |
Callia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Callia splits its recorded history at 2011: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1999 (7 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 39 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Callia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Callia by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (244 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Callia's strongest decade.
244 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Callia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 24
1990s
24 births
- 2000s
2000s
231 births
- 2010s
2010s
244 births
- 2020s 78
2020s
78 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 244 births (42% of all-time use).
How Callia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Callia's total volume
Callia by state
Where Callia concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 52 | 9.0% |
52 of 577 births nationwide.
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What to do with Callia's data
- Callia's decade-level peak was the 2010s (244 total births); usage has since declined to 78 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Callias (52 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Callia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~28 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1997–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Callia draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.